It’s commonly believed that new wind power generation will displace coal and natural gas-fueled power plants and thereby avoid all their associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions such as carbon ...

When used to generate power or move vehicles, fossil fuels kill people. Particulates and ozone resulting from fossil fuel burning cause direct health impacts, while climate change will act indirectly.

Wind energy infrastructure doesn’t produce power if the air isn’t moving, and solar doesn’t generate power if the sun’s not out. But that doesn’t mean that either source of energy is "worthless" ...

Wind turbines will be spinning at the first new utility-scale wind farm in Wisconsin since 2011. The Public Service ...

Offshore turbines let Block Island shut down soot-spewing, earsplitting diesel generators. There were other benefits, too.

The unveiling of the world’s largest wind turbine has sparked both excitement and concern among scientists and environmentalists. This massive structure, with its unprecedented size and energy output, ...

Building turbines produces carbon dioxide. It takes between about 18 months for wind turbines to make up for the energy costs of construction, estimates the Le Pair paper. And each turbine has to be ...

After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Neb. two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea. His group held town hall ...

Initial LCA processing carbon and glass fibers evaluates mechanical and thermal recycling methods, finds significant ...

After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in the area, helped to mobilize community members against the idea. His group held town ...